the season of giving

4:16 PM

everybody likes to sit around a table with family and friends during festive seasons, exchange well-wishes and gifts.. nicely made cards and what not.. everybody will be afraid that their gifts will not be well-received.. but the receiver will always try to be grateful. afterall the giver was sincere enough in the first place.

some people tend to give more than they receive. although they dont really expect to receive the same amount that they give, i think the basic amount would be a simple "thank you"

is it SO hard to say thanks? or at least try to look grateful. like the gift meant something.

when people say they have "no time" to do something nice for their friends.. i kinda think it's crap. because you can always make time. dont tell ME how busy you are. cuz i have experienced the epitome of being 'busy'. to me, "no time" = no sincerity. or maybe that friend doesnt mean THAT much to you afterall.

i guess i shouldnt do so much anymore. i used to think that friends dont require anything in return. just keep giving.

then i realised, no, i think we do need something in return too. just a simple sms or a word of thanks would suffice. but when you dont get any..

giving can be tiring.

so the next time you receive something from someone and you didnt prepare anything in return for that person, just give a sincere smile and say "thank you!"

i think the giver will feel fantastic.

thanks to all my friends who have given anything to me in one way or another. (: HEHE. i reallyyy appreciate you all.

i kinda miss the times we gathered tgt and exchanged handmade stuff.. really shows how much we cared for each other.. but this christmas.. i guess we're just all too busy. ):

oh well! the gathering at shan's was AWESOME. wenjie and ps gave me facial masks :P which i will put to good use! and yx made terrific cupcakes. SERIOUSLY the best ive eaten. shan bought me a duper chio pair of havaianas which has earned me loads of compliments in hall already.

lookin forward to the mini 7`11 gathering at chinpei's house later (: